我四年级时的同班同学戴维简直就像那些19世纪的古人。我记得他那时系着宽领带,一副花花公子般的模样,脸色苍白,我都惊讶他怎么没因肺结核而夭折早逝。他胸部凹陷,两颊红润,鼻子流涕,嗓音低沉却带着鼻音,像哼着歌儿似的,那让我想起了诗歌, David, my classmate in fourth grade, was almost like an ancients of the 19th century. I remember when he was wearing a wide tie, a dude-like appearance, pale, I was surprised how he did not die because of pulmonary tuberculosis premature death. His chest depression, rosy cheeks, nose runny nose, low voice but with nasal sounds, like humming songs, it reminds me of poetry,